| Anna Leat | |
| Fullname: | Anna Jessica Leat[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2001 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Arrowtown, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Aston Villa |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | East Coast Bays |
| Youthclubs2: | Glenfield Rovers |
| Collegeyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Collegecaps1: | 18 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | West Ham United |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | New Zealand U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam3: | New Zealand |
| Nationalcaps3: | 17[2] |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 31 May 2024 |
Anna Jessica Leat (born 26 June 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the New Zealand women's national team.
Leat was born in Arrowtown.[3] She attended Rangitoto College in Auckland and was named the school's Sportswomen of the Year in 2017 and 2018.[4] [5]
In February 2019, Leat started studying at Georgetown University and joined the Georgetown Hoyas as a freshman.[6] she would play 18 games, starting in 16 and only allowing 19 goals, helping the Hoyas to 10 wins.[7] She returned to New Zealand after the coronavirus pandemic began.[8]
Leat played for both East Coast Bays and Glenfield Rovers while at high school.[3] [9] While playing for East Coast Bays, she became the first female to be named in a Chatham Cup squad in the 2021 edition.[10] [11]
On 7 August 2021 it was announced that Leat had signed with West Ham United who play in the FA Women's Super League.[12] On 11 May 2022, West Ham United confirmed that Leat was not offered a new contract and would depart at the end of the season.[13]
On 13 July 2022 Aston Villa announced the signing of Leat for the 2022–23 season.[14] Leat made her Villa debut on 1 October 2022, in a FA Women's League Cup game against Manchester United. After the match ended in a 1–1 draw, Aston Villa won on penalties thanks to four saves by Leat.[15]
Leat made her senior starting début at 16 years old,[12] in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017.[16] [5]
On 25 November 2018, Leat was part of the New Zealand U17 side who became the first New Zealand team in either women's or men's football to qualify for a semi-final at a World Cup. Leat helped the team win its quarter-final against Japan at the U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay by saving two penalties and scoring the winning goal.[17] Her final penalty goal won the public vote as the favourite sporting moment at the 2018 Halberg Awards.[18] The team would then lose 0–2 to Spain in the semi-final[19] but win New Zealand's first ever medal at a World Cup by beating Canada in the third place match.[20]
Leat has also played at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan,[21] the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France,[22] [23] the 2019 FFA Cup of Nations,[24] the 2020 Algarve Cup.[25] and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[26]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | FAWSL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Aston Villa | 2022–23 | FAWSL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | FAWSL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | ||
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2018 Favourite Sporting Moment